1.prevail
verb: be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current:
During the labor negotiations, an air of hostility prevailed in the office.
verb: prove superior
Before the cricket match, Australia was heavily favored, but India prevailed.
2.entice
verb: get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises
Harold enticed his wife, Maude, to go on a vacation to Hawaii, with promises of luaus on the beach and all-you-can-eat seafood buffets.
3.aboveboard
adjective: open and honest
The mayor, despite his avuncular face plastered about the city, was hardly aboveboard – some concluded that it was his ingratiating smile that allowed him to engage in corrupt behavior and get away with it.
4.pithy
adjective: concise and full of meaning
I enjoy reading the Daodejing for its pithyand insightful prose; it always gives me something to think about.
5.staid
adjective: characterized by dignity and propriety
Frank came from a staid environment, so he was shocked that his college roommate sold narcotics.
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